It's the big day! This Monday, September 22, the Ballon d'Or 2025 will be awarded on the occasion of the traditional ceremony organized at the Théâtre du Châtelet, in Paris, which will start from 9 p.m. Announced as the big favorite after its extraordinary season with Paris Saint-Germain, Ousmane Dembélé is not immune to a unpleasant surprise.
For the CIES Football Observatory (International Center for Sports Study), “Dembouz” is even far from raising the most prestigious individual trophy in football in a few hours. According to the ranking carried out and unveiled this Monday by the cabinet, the former Rennais is only classified 7e.
To establish its ranking, the CEIS has listed “ The 100 best players in the world in the last year through a purely statistical method taking into account the performance of field players in six play areas, as well as their job, sports level and results of the matches played. »»
Yamal sacred by the cies, Mbappé on the podium
According to these criteria, it is Lamine Yamal who comes at the top of the ranking. The Spanish prodigy is followed by Kylian Mbappé and Pedri, who complete the podium. There is no Parisian in the top 3… The first PSG player is therefore Ousmane Dembélé (7e), which is also preceded by Virgil Van Dijk (4th), Michael Olise (5th) and Mohamed Salah (6th).
The second Parisian player in this ranking is Achraf Hakimi (9e). Vitinha is him 16ewhile Désiré Doué is 21e and Khvicha kvaratskhelia 25e. Note that Erling Haaland does not even appear in the top 100, on the contrary for example of Lionel Messi (23e) or Matteo Guendouzi (84e) and Maghnes Akliouche (85e).
